"Can you please stop holding my mom's hand? Annoying." Rashaun said as he grab my hand to ricci.
Seloso, manang mana sa daddy.
"Why? I used to hold this hands way too long than you before." At pinatulan pa talaga ng mukong na to.
"But you left." At umirap ito.
"I never did, anak." Ricci said calmly.
"But why mommy is always alone? It is the first time that I saw you. Lagi sinasabi ni mommy na you are somewhere."
"What do you mean by somewhere?"
"Sa happy place, mom told me you are in the happy place."
Never did I ever told rashaun that his dad died.
"Happy place na hindi naman talaga happy..." mahinang bulong ni ricci.
"Kaya ka ba nagtatampo kase hindi ko kayo sinama ni mommy sa happy place?"
"Yeah, mom always says you are in the happy place. Pero bat di mo kame sinasama? Saan yung happy place?"
"Rashaun po?" Parang matanda kung magsalita.
"Sorry mom, Saan PO yung happy place?" He said exclaiming the word po.
"Hmmm sa pinuntahan ni daddy hindi happy, akala lang siguro ni mommy happy dun. Hindi pa tayo pwede pumunta dun sa happy place anak. Matagal pa tayo pupunta dun."
At dahan dahan pumikit si rashaun.
"He's already asleep, napagod kakalaro ng ball." I told ricci.
"He is just like me." Ricci said smiling as he drives.
"Very much like you." I said smiling too.
I can no longer wish for more. Sobrang happy na ang puso ko having my 2 rivero's here.
*kringgg.* *kringggg.*
*kleise brea Calling...*
"He-"
"Bestieeeeeeee!!!!!"
"Kleise tone down!" Parang nabasag ang eardrum ko.
"Sorry sorry, Sobrang happy lang okay?" She's always happy.
"What now?" I said.
"Sungit." Ricci said.
"Oh. MY. DEE!!!!"
"I promise not to scream anymore just please go away shuu shuuu!!!!" Kleise said continuesly.
"Ha? Ano bang sinasabi mo?" Pagtataka ko.
"Okay stephanie, I know things became hard for you ever since ricci died but please let him go!!!! Hayaan mo na sya bestie ng mapalagay na ang kaluluwa nya."
Hindi ko pa kase nababalita sakanila na buhay si ricci.
"Really kleise you called just to say that?"
"Magdasal ka ng lima, sampu o kahit bente pa yan basta magdasal ka!!!! Bestie si Ricci kasama mo sya nasa tabi mo alam ko di ka maniniwala pero... nakita ko sya nasa tabi mo kinikilabutan ako!!!"
"Do you mean me?" Sabay agaw ni ricci sa cellphone.
"AHHHHHHHHH BRENTTTT! SI RICCI ANG MALAKAS NA ISPIRITU"
"Honey ano ba- Ahhhhhhhhhh TOL WAG KANG GANYAN."
"AHHHHH!!!!" Sabay na sigaw ng dalawa. Then the call ended.
Hindi namin napigilan tumawa ni ricci.
Buti hindi nagising si rashaun.
"I thought everything changed, but kleise and brent reminded me that everything is just still, only when you believe in love."
"Kaya nga sila kinasal because they remained just still through ups and downs."
"Kinasal na sila?"
"Yup."
"Hindi manlang ako nakapunta..." as he sounded sad.
"Don't worry, hindi mo kasalanan yun. Marami pa tayong masasaksihan. Madami pang kasal ang pupuntahan natin."
"But the good thing is they can still witness us being married."
"Ricci..."
"Soon my future Mrs. Rivero." my heart.
Ricci continued driving.
BINABASA MO ANG
Book 2: Rivero Has Fallen
Fanfiction"The season... The weather... The faith... And the lover..." I closed the book. What a great chapter. I told myself. I heard 3 knocks. "Come in." I said while I put my feet up in my table. "Mr. Aldridge? May naghahanap po sainyo, nasa lobby po." My...
